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Marionette. Melanesia, Vanuatu, Malampa, Malekula (iland). Culture: Small Nambas, mid 20th CE. Used in sacred ceremonies of the secret Nevimbur oru Nevinbur society. They play roles in a drama about the hero Mansip and where he is also represented with his spouses Lieur and Lisivu and their numerous descendents Part of the mythology of the Ambat people and related to fertility rituals. Plant paste, wood, pig's teeth, pigments, sackcloth, plant fibers, 71 x 15 x 14,5 cm, 460 g. Inv. 72.1997.7.1. Photo: Patrick Gries / Bruno Descoings. 
Location Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
Unique Identifier ART521830 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 4080px × 5440px 
Photo Credit © musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY 
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20th century CE
Figure, Sculpture
Marionette
Vanuatu cultures